Promising juvenile Towering Vision (NZ) (Circus Maximus) will aim to double his stakes-winning tally before heading to the paddock when he contests Saturday’s Listed SkyCity Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie. Towering Vision became the first stakes winner for his sire Circus Maximus when taking out the Listed Waikato Veterinary Centre Stakes (1400m), a result that co-trainer Sam Bergerson had cautiously hoped for when heading to Te Rapa earlier this month. “We were quietly confident that he’d run well, we didn’t expect him to win but it didn’t come too much…
Day: 16 May 2025
Southern Trio Ready to Shine at Trentham
Anna Furlong’s small but select team couldn’t be in better form ahead of their engagements at Trentham on Saturday. The Riccarton trainer’s northern-bound team are all last-start winners and headed by Listed James Bull Rangitikei Cup (1600m) contender Iffididit (NZ) (Iffraaj). Penvose Lad will take on the open class sprinters in the Stout Roofing Handicap (1200m), while Canasta (NZ) (Ace High) lines up in the Harrison’s Carpet & Hard Flooring 3YO (1600m). Iffraaj five-year-old Iffididit capped off a solid run of form this preparation with his success over 1400 metres…
Friday Nights Lights featuring Marketplace and Mantra Blue
It’s Friday night with dual racing at Addington and Alexandra Park. All eyes will be on superstar Marketplace in the night’s feature race, the $200,000 Garrards Sires’ Stakes Final at Addington at 9.39pm while up north the very promising Mantra Blue resumes in the North Island Breeders Stakes at 8.25pm. Bettors Anvil drawn to test Marketplace in $200,000 Sires’ Stakes Final By Michael Guerin Tim Williams knows that now or never may actually end up being never. But he thinks tonight’s $200,000 Garrards Sires’ Stakes Final at Addington is his…